The 1911 Nova Scotia general election was held on 14 June 1911 to elect members of the 35th House of Assembly of the Province of

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. It was won by the

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Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal * Joseph A. Bancroft, Annapolis * Charles F. Cooper,

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* Neil J. Gillis,

Cape Breton Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. ...

*Joshua H. Livingstone, Cumberland *David McPherson, Halifax * Moses H. Nickerson, Shelburne *James O'Brien, Hants *Elisha B. Paul, Cumberland *William Whitman,

Guysborough Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municip ...

Nominated candidates

1911 Nova Scotia Provincial Election Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

, - , rowspan="2", Annapolis , , ,

Orlando Daniels Orlando Tilestone Daniels (March 20, 1860 – May 21, 1927) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal from 1906 to 1925. Early life He was ...

2,092
26.74% , , A. L. Davison
1,931
24.68% , , , , , , ,

, - , , J. R. Hall
1,863
23.81% , , ,

Norman Phinney Norman H. Phinney (August 7, 1860 – December 11, 1919) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1916 as a Liberal member. Career He ...

1,938
24.77% , , , , , , , Joseph A. Bancroft† , - , rowspan="2", Digby , , ,

Joseph William Comeau Joseph William (Willie) Comeau (March 12, 1876 – January 11, 1966) was a Canadian educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1907 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1 ...

1,892
28.09% , ,

Harry Hatheway Marshall Harry Hatheway Marshall (November 27, 1873 – August 3, 1950) was an American-born lumberman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1916 as a Liberal-Conserv ...

1,599
23.74% , , , , , , ,

, - , , , Allen Ellsworth Wall
1,855
27.54% , , F. P. Deveau
1,389
20.62% , , , , , , , Allen Ellsworth Wall , - , rowspan="2", Hants , , , James William Reid
2,066
25.24% , , P. M. Feilding
2,006
24.51% , , , , , , , James O'Brien† , - , , George Wilson
1,809
22.10% , , ,

Albert Parsons Albert Richard Parsons (June 20, 1848 – November 11, 1887) was a pioneering American socialist and later anarchist newspaper editor, orator, and labor activist. As a teenager, he served in the military force of the Confederate States of Americ ...

2,303
28.14% , , , , , , ,

, - , rowspan="2", Kings , , ,

Harry H. Wickwire Harry Hamm Wickwire (June 21, 1868 – November 26, 1922) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1894 to 1922 as a Liberal member. He was born in Canni ...

2,413
27.12% , , S. C. Parker
1,599
17.97% , , , , N. W. Eaton
1,893
21.28% ''(Moral Reform)'' , , ,

, - , , , Archibald Menzies Covert
2,156
24.24% , , , , , , Charles Alexander Campbell
835
9.39% ''(Moral Reform)'' , , , Charles Alexander Campbell

South Shore

, - , rowspan="2", Lunenburg , , , Alexander Kenneth Maclean
3,136
27.98% , , Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker
2,405
21.46% , , , , , , , Alexander Kenneth Maclean , - , , Charles Uniacke Mader
2,679
23.90% , , ,

Joseph Willis Margeson Joseph Willis Margeson (April 2, 1880 – October 2, 1925) was an educator, lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg (provincial electoral district), Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly f ...

2,987
26.65% , , , , , , , Charles Uniacke Mader , - , rowspan="2",

, , , Jordan W. Smith
1,047
26.42% , , Philson Kempton
953
24.05% , , , , , , , Charles F. Cooper† , - , , W. P. Purney
884
22.31% , , , William Lorimer Hall
1,079
27.23% , , , , , , , William Lorimer Hall , - , rowspan="2", Shelburne , , , Robert Irwin
1,245
26.64% , , R. Ward Fisher
1,120
23.97% , , , , , , , Robert Irwin , - , , , Smith Nickerson
1,202
25.72% , , George Phillips
1,106
23.67% , , , , , , , Moses H. Nickerson† , - , rowspan="2", Yarmouth , , ,

Ernest Howard Armstrong Ernest Howard Armstrong, (July 27, 1864 – February 15, 1946) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the ninth premier of Nova Scotia from 1923 to 1925. Early life and career Born in Kingston, Nova Scotia, the son of Edward a ...

1,665
28.02% , , James G. d'Entremont
1,180
19.86% , , , , , , ,

, - , , Henry S. LeBlanc
1,514
25.48% , , ,

Howard Corning Howard William Corning (April 17, 1879 – September 29, 1924) was a cattle farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 as a ...

1,583
26.64% , , , , , , , Henry S. LeBlanc , -

Fundy-Northeast

, - , rowspan="2",

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, , William Davison Hill
2,449
25.07% , , , Frank Stanfield
2,592
26.53% , , , , , , , William Davison Hill , - , ,

Benjamin Franklin Pearson Benjamin Franklin Pearson, (April 4, 1855 – January 31, 1912) was a lawyer, entrepreneur and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1901 to 1911 as a Liberal memb ...

2,206
22.58% , , , Robert H. Kennedy
2,522
25.82% , , , , , , ,

, - , rowspan="2", Cumberland , , ,

James Ralston James Layton Ralston (September 27, 1881 – May 22, 1948) was a Canadian lawyer, soldier and politician. Biography Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Ralston graduated from law school at Dalhousie University in 1903 and practised law in Amh ...

4,168
26.10% , , J. Flemming Gilroy
4,030
25.24% , , , , , , , Elisha B. Paul† , - , , , Rufus Carter
4,154
26.01% , , C. R. Smith
3,617
22.65% , , , , , , , Joshua H. Livingstone† , -

Halifax

, - , rowspan="3", Halifax , , , F. J. Logan
6,142
17.74% , , Frederick P. Bligh
5,187
14.98% , , John T. Joy
2,575
7.44% , , , , , David McPherson† , - , , ,

George Everett Faulkner George Everett Faulkner (January 31, 1855 – May 2, 1931) was a Canadian businessman, accountant and politician from the province of Nova Scotia. He served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, including as Speaker of the Nova Scoti ...

6,120
17.68% , , Nelson R. Smith
4,825
13.94% , , , , , , ,

, - , , ,

Robert Emmett Finn Robert Emmett Finn (June 10, 1877 – February 23, 1951) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1906 to 1922 and Halifax in the House of Commons of C ...

5,836
16.86% , , J. C. O'Mullin
3,937
11.37%
, , , , , , ,

, -

Central Nova

, - , rowspan="2",

Antigonish , settlement_type = Town , image_skyline = File:St Ninian's Cathedral Antigonish Spring.jpg , image_caption = St. Ninian's Cathedral , image_flag = Flag of Antigonish.pn ...

, , , Fred Robert Trotter
1,267
27.24% , , Hugh MacDougall
1,016
21.84% , , , , , , , Fred Robert Trotter , - , , Christopher P. Chisholm
1,070
23.00% , , , Edward Lavin Girroir
1,299
27.92% , , , , , , , Christopher P. Chisholm , - , rowspan="2",

, , ,

James Cranswick Tory James Cranswick Tory (October 24, 1862 – June 26, 1944) was a Nova Scotia businessman and politician. He was born in 1862 to Robert Kirk Tory and Anorah Ferguson in Guysborough County and lived in the village of Guysborough. He attended McGil ...

1,860
26.97% , , G. T. MacNeil
1,625
23.56% , , , , , , , William Whitman† , - , , ,

James F. Ellis James Fraser Ellis (June 11, 1869 – April 3, 1937) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1904 to 1920 as a Liberal member. He was born in ...

1,794
26.01% , , J. S. Wells
1,618
23.46% , , , , , , ,

, - , rowspan="3",

Pictou Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Gla ...

, , , Robert M. McGregor
3,929
17.39% , , , Charles Elliott Tanner
3,788
16.76% , , P. P. Foxgrove
835
3.70% , , , , , Robert M. McGregor , - , , , Robert Hugh MacKay
3,725
16.49% , , S. G. Robertson
3,428
15.17% , , , , , , , Robert Hugh MacKay , - , , Archibald MacKenzie
3,299
14.60% , , John M. Baillie
3,591
15.89% , , , , , , , John M. Baillie , -

Cape Breton

, - , rowspan="2",

, ,

Arthur Samuel Kendall Arthur Samuel Kendall (March 25, 1861 – July 18, 1944) was a Canadian physician and politician in Nova Scotia. Early life He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia as the son of the Reverend S. F. Kendall and Emily Kendall. Education Kendall educat ...

5,987
23.99% , , , John Carey Douglas
6,252
25.05% , , , , , , ,

, - , , W. F. Carroll
5,756
23.07% , , , Robert Hamilton Butts
6,246
25.03% , , , , Alex McKinnon
713
2.86% ''(Socialist)'' , , , Neil J. Gillis† , - , rowspan="2", Inverness , , ,

Donald MacLennan Donald MacLennan (March 22, 1875 – October 19, 1953) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1925 and then Inverness—Richmond in the Ho ...

2,723
27.92% , , C.E MacMillan
2,143
21.97% , , , , , , , C.E. MacMillan , - , , , James MacDonald
2,613
26.79% , , Thomas Gallant
2,274
23.32% , , , , , , , James MacDonald , - , rowspan="2", Richmond , , ,

Simon Joyce Simon Joyce (September 13, 1848 – October 1, 1922) was a farmer, sailor, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1894 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1916 as ...

1,108
28.94% , , Felix Landry
821
21.45% , , , , , , , Felix Landry , - , , ,

Charles P. Bissett Charles Parker Bissett (June 25, 1866 – November 18, 1916) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1904 to 1916 as a Liberal member. He was born ...

1,097
28.66% , , James McVicar
802
20.95% , , , , , , ,

, - , rowspan="2",

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, , ,

George Henry Murray George Henry Murray (June 7, 1861 – January 6, 1929) was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the eighth premier of Nova Scotia for 26 years and 188 days, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history. Early life ...

1,247
33.76% , , John Lemuel Bethune
696
18.84% , , , , , , ,

, - , , , Angus A. Buchanan
1,124
30.43% , , Duncan McDonald
627
16.97% , , , , , , , Angus A. Buchanan , -

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Nominated candidates

Valley

South Shore

Fundy-Northeast

Halifax

Central Nova

Cape Breton

References

Further reading